Bangkok declares disaster in all 50 districts after days of flooding

Three days of heavy rain flooded Thailand’s capital, and Bangkok authorities declared a disaster across all 50 districts on Saturday. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said eastern areas were hit hardest; nearly 300 millimeters fell since Thursday afternoon with more rain forecast. Canals are full, officials are pumping water and warning residents near canals to move belongings higher, shelters opened for evacuees, and bedridden patients on life-support equipment were urged to consider temporary hospital stays.